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How to avoid family rows this Christmas
What could be more seasonal than turkey, carols, the Queen’s Christmas speech…. and the annual family fight? The blame is normally put on the stress, three generations under one roof and lots of tongue loosening booze, but these are just … Continue reading
Infidelity Documentary
If you have been unfaithful to your partner, I’ve been asked to post this request from a TV company looking for participants for a documentary with Alain de Botton: I am a TV producer working on a documentary about adultery … Continue reading
Channel Four looking for couples to participate in a TV documentary
Are you trying to make your relationship work after difficulties or infidelity? I’ve been asked to post details of a programme for CHANNEL 4 which will be broadcast next years: “The BAFTA award-winning team at The Garden Productions is making … Continue reading
Should I give my wife your book
My wife of 14 years and 2 kids is determined our marriage is over, to the point she has moved to the other bedroom and removed her wedding ring. Would it be best to talk with her about ILYB or … Continue reading
Do educated women want rich husbands?
Dear Andrew, Recently on the CNN and in newspaper articles (for example on the Internet MailOnline: Women ‘want rich husbands, not careers’: New survey claims drive for gender equality is a myth) the British Sociology professor Dr Catherine Hakim is … Continue reading
Why the New Year is the worst time to judge your relationship
New Year is the busiest time of the year for two polar opposite organisations. Lawyers have their annual rush of clients who put their divorce proceedings on hold before Christmas – hoping for the best – but decide to press … Continue reading
127 Hours (the Movie) and the lessons for saving your relationship
When Aron Ralston had an accident exploring the narrow canyons of Utah, USA, and got his arm trapped under a large bolder – it could quite eaily have been his coffin. He had just one litre of water, two burritos … Continue reading
Thank you
A big thank you to the team at Alternatives for helping me put on a great workshop in Central London. The bad weather kept a few people away – and I nearly got trapped in the snow myself but hitched … Continue reading
Can you be too close?
Every relationship needs to find the right balance between what ‘we like’ and ‘we do’ and the separate needs and desires of the two individuals who make up the couple. If you lurch one way and are not interdependent enough, … Continue reading
Do you need immediate help?
My private counselling practise is often over-subscribed. Therefore, I have started a new service where I offer sessions with my colleague Debby Edwards. She has been a RELATE counsellor and sex therapist for fifteen plus years and we have worked … Continue reading
